Researchers say some vape flavours could have links to heart diseases. Photo / Getty Images
Researchers say some vape flavours could have links to heart diseases. Photo / Getty Images
Many people don't consider e-cigarettes to be as bad as smoking, however a new study has found that certain flavourings could be linked to heart disease - specifically cinnamon and menthol.
According to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, even non-nicotine vaping prompts dysfunction inthe blood vessels that can increase the likelihood of developing heart disease.
Even without nicotine, the flavourings caused blood vessel dysfunction comparable with someone who had smoked a normal cigarette.
The most harmful flavours were found to be cinnamon and menthol.
More work is going to be done focused on how vaping impacts heart and brain tissue. Photo / Getty Images
As vaping is still a relatively new trend, the long term effects are still unclear - but Dr Joseph Wu, director of Stanford University's cardiovascular institute, warns that smokers who decide to swap to e-cigarettes for health reasons may have to rethink their decision.
"This is really a warning shot that people should not be complacent and think that these e-cigarettes are completely safe," warns Dr Wu.
